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In an email sent to students Friday, campus officials advised students to remain indoors because of unhealthy air quality, adding that the Tang Center will only be providing its limited number of masks to those with underlying medical conditions.Read More…

The man, a 21-year-old UC student, was riding a skateboard down Euclid Avenue and was unable to stop when the street light turned red, according to Berkeley Police Department spokesperson Byron White.Read More…

From that one iron-oxide-green drinking fountain we see after stumbling out of the wrong end of Dwinelle Hall to the stairs we climb every day when hurrying to class in VLSB to our most recognizable campus(nile) installations, UC Berkeley’s alumni classes have contributed to many aspects that, be they in obscurity, notoriety or majesty, make their mark upon the campus.Read More…

Construction on Hearst Avenue will begin within a matter of weeks as part of the city’s $3 million Hearst Complete Streets Project, which aims to improve transportation efficiency and safety on the north side of campus.Read More…

While some might think the most wonderful time of the year is the holiday season, we at the Clog believe the most wonderful time of the year is Girl Scout cookie season. Luckily for all of us here in Berkeley, the Girl Scouts are back in action as of thisRead More…

Wow, we’re actually leaving early for our English 45A lecture. We left ourselves plenty of time to walk to North Gate Hall, and we’re just going to have a nice leisurely stroll for a change. The Campanile is beckoning, Memorial Glade is shimmering … it’s a beautiful day for aRead More…

You look at your schedule and you see Dwinelle or Evans as the location for your 2-hour-long lecture, already recalling the stuffiness and suffocating lighting of the room and wanting to fall asleep on the spot. If you’re sick and tired of feeling like this, schedule your classes in theRead More…

“My job as an artist was not to impose my idea on the people of the United States but to open a platform to connect (the ideas of the conflict zone versus the comfort zone, ascetic pleasure versus pain, and the virtual versus the physical), to open a discussion,” saidRead More…